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The "OFFICIAL" I just bought an unbranded phone/flashed/flexed my phone noob guide

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Posted by: STi_Fanatic

I myself had to do work to fix these common problems that you'll find when you buy an unbranded phone/flash or flex yours. Some things just don't seem to work right, fortunately there is almost always and answer. So, here are a lot of common problems and fixes to them.

I get a weird text message from _@ or ^@.
This means you have a voicemail waiting for you. Since you haven't got a branded flex on the phone, it doesn't understand what to do with the signals it receives from the network when someone leaves a voice message. This is also an easy fix.

All you need to do is a simple SEEM edit. For a how-to on this, check out poetic_folly's MotoGuide, found here.

The SEEM we need is 0032_0001.

Find Offset 02 and check bit 1, which blocks these features: Call barring, Call transfer, Info Services, do not read VM number from SIM, Voicemail ^@ text messages, Multi-Line Support, My Network List, Manual Network Search (most of these won't be of any use to US customers, don't worry about killing the rest of those listed features)

When I dial a 1 to go to my voicemail box, it says Voicemail Number Not Stored.

That's because it's unbraded, silly! The phone has no idea what service you're using and therefore can't dial a pre-stored number without it being stored. Go to Messages>Menu Button>Voicemail Setup>Voicemail No. and type

for T-Mobile: +18056377243
for Cingular: Go to Settings>Call Forward>Voice Calls>Voicemail and copy that number to here.

AH! My phone doesn't have it's voice dial thingy like normal, it's asking me about voice tags...
That's because when you reflashed to an unbranded flash/flex, it reverted back to factory Moto specs...no OBEYMOTO. To get this back in order, download the appropriate VST files from here, then upload them to the phone in a/mobile/vst (you might need to create this directory) or c/mobile/vst if you're on a PEBL. Reboot and happy camping.

My Mobile Web isn't working, I just get a browser configuration error.
Your phone doesn't know where to look on that big internet to connect, so it just throws an error.

For Cingular configurations, see this thread.
For T-Mobile configurations, see this thread.

My phone won't let me send MMS messages!
See above for configurations.

That's all I have for now, post if you want something added to this first post and I will update.

Good night.


Posted by: gjohnson1967

And just what makes this "official"? All this info is already on Howard Forums. I think you're confusing "official" with "useless".


Posted by: STi_Fanatic

It's all in one place. I guess it's not offical or anything, I just thought I'd compile all this stuff so it's easier for people to find.


Posted by: bungsana

well thanks sti. i appreciated it. problem w/ the moto forums is that its threads have TOO much info and its hard to find specific things. esp for noobs like i.


Posted by: hytran

...and since n00bs cannot (or perhaps will not) search, having things in one place should help. Especially if this gets stickied or linked to in the wiki.

Now if we can get folks to read things like this BEFORE they buy, perhaps they'll be prepared for the fact that it's not always as easy as "pop in the SIM and it'll work just like a phone from their provider"


Posted by: mikethaler

O.K. I bought a couple L6 phones on Ebay (new, unlocked) that have been modified so that they are QUAD band.
The main problem w. these phones is they are limited to 5 VOICE DIAL entries. I don't care about what will be my back up phone, but my main phone needs to have at least room for 10 or 12.
Called Moto and tech support said L6 phones for the U.S. market can hold at least 20. He had no suggestion how to solve my problem. There is tons of free memory on the phone.
(He did suggest I do a master reset that would restore phone to factory settings. I am afraid doing so would also turn it back to a tri-band phone.)

I like the phone. Can anyone refer me to someone who can fix the phone to accept more voice dial entries?

Thanks.

...mike


Posted by: STi_Fanatic

I'm not sure about your problem, Mike. Sorry I can't help ya out.


Posted by: equus

Quote:
Originally Posted by gjohnson1967
And just what makes this "official"? All this info is already on Howard Forums. I think you're confusing "official" with "useless".


Sometimes it's nice for noobs like myself who don't want to read through pages of useless "That's so cool!" posts to find what we want. So rather than "useless" this is more like "helpful."


Posted by: jbzcar

I did the 0032 offset 02 seem edit and it fixed the voicemail notification on my L6, and I still have my manual network selection.


Posted by: STi_Fanatic

Quote:
Originally Posted by jbzcar
I did the 0032 offset 02 seem edit and it fixed the voicemail notification on my L6, and I still have my manual network selection.

Same here, but on a PEBL.


Posted by: afassetta

Even though the moto inst book says I can load 100 songs, the software capped me at 50. I cannot see them on my mmc in Phone tools. Does this mean that they loaded internally in the phone?


Posted by: STi_Fanatic

Quote:
Originally Posted by afassetta
Even though the moto inst book says I can load 100 songs, the software capped me at 50. I cannot see them on my mmc in Phone tools. Does this mean that they loaded internally in the phone?

Uh, what kind of phone do you have? ROKR or V3i?


Posted by: afassetta

V3i...I redid it again but still only 50 songs. I have a 512 MMC and lots of room left.


Posted by: STi_Fanatic

Quote:
Originally Posted by afassetta
V3i...I redid it again but still only 50 songs. I have a 512 MMC and lots of room left.

Most V3i phones come with the 50 song limit...an earlier production run had 100, but I would've thought the Moto literature would've changed too...well, sounds like you have a 50 song cap. You can either use the sounds menu or DAP.


Posted by: afassetta

It IS after all a phone not an IPOD. But other than that, it is a really good phone...Thanks,,


Posted by: Megmeg

I have an L7 Slvr from Ebay, unlocked. My MMS and Internet won't work. Help? My carrier is Cingular and the phone is unbranded. Just says motorola.


Posted by: STi_Fanatic

Read the first post.


Posted by: sam012007

great job dude, helped me fixing that bloody text message thingie..


Posted by: STi_Fanatic

Glad to be of service. I don't use a Moto right now (bought an SK3 and lent my PEBL to a friend) but I will try to check this thread often.


Posted by: ellenfl

i would be interested in the answer to mike's question. i have a non-u.s.a. market v180 which suddenly has lousy reception. can it be modified to work better and does anyone do this kind of work? i am a semi-computer geek but nothing near what you guys are for cells.

tia

ellen fl


Posted by: STi_Fanatic

Generally, the kinds of modifications found in this thread won't solve RF issues, with a few notable exceptions. What I can tell you to do is try flashing to a new firmware. That can sometimes change the RF.


Posted by: ellenfl

flashing to a new firmware? that's geek to me. i DID find firmware for the v180. can i just upload it to my phone?

ellen fl


Posted by: STi_Fanatic

Read the Wiki. It will tell you what you need to flash your P2K Moto phone with a new firmware.


Posted by: MP3Wanted

I have tried this on the 17r flash. As well as enabling ENS. This offsets do not seem to be right on my V3. If I make these changes I get random different things that happen to my phone.

If I open seem 00a2 from the phone, each time I click load from the phone different values show up in the 4 fields that populate. Also if I try enabling ENS in the 0032 seem it offset 8b bit 4. It turns off the provider name sometimes.

So either I cannot follow the specfic directions or the map is wrong for this 17r flex. I have tried using P2Ktools with XVI and just used p2ktools. Both ways generate different results.

Can anyone tell me wth I am doing wrong?


Posted by: JNSJ408

i just recently recived a unlocked RAZR phone, the guy who unlocked it told me there was still was still a way to send picture messages, can anybody help me out?


Posted by: STi_Fanatic

Quote:
Originally Posted by JNSJ408
i just recently recived a unlocked RAZR phone, the guy who unlocked it told me there was still was still a way to send picture messages, can anybody help me out?

Get your provider to send you an OTA with MMS settings. Should do the trick.


Posted by: BigGunn

k... I have an unbranded w315 and apparently the multimedia transfer and data stuff is disabled. How would I go about enabling it?

I have the subsidy code from my provider (Alltel SimpleFreedom prepaid). I just have no idea what to do now.


Posted by: stormqueen

I'm having problems with the bluetooth in my KRZR K1 and also, the guy on ebay didn't explain how to download songs onto my phone. Can u guys help with that???


Posted by: sn_user

Ok...I tried the seem edit to get rid of those weird text messages, but it won't work for me. Not sure why, but while in P2K Tools, when I click on "load from phone", absolutely nothing happens...nothing shows up in the tables. I have an unlocked v3i without itunes. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.


Posted by: PlainShane

What is one with a RIZR Z3 supposed to do about text messages and whatnot? The T-Mobile site does not have the Z3 as a choice for settings...


Posted by: Genix

The link to the thread that has the settings for the internet and MMS doesn't have the settings anymore. Where can I get these?


Posted by: mrmike3391

does anyone know why my V360 will not detect the memory card have tried another card still nothing when i go to phone status it doesnt show storage device thanks


Posted by: jinjin621

I have an unlocked L6, would I need to have the phone's connection software to do seem edits or can I do it just using the USB cable?


Posted by: jtwood

How do you go about pulling *all* the seems from a phone, specifically a KRZR K1m? I would love to be able to go through and trial and error a few things. Is this even worth it?

Thanks.


Posted by: ngut04

Hi,

I just bought an unlocked PEBL on line. As it turns out the phone happens to be from Singapore, it comes with all sorts of international stuff my old US T-Mobile PEBL did not have, and also does not operate properly.

I found a few posts related to the various operating problems I'm experiencing, and it appears I need to Flash / Flex / Seem my phone to return it to the US and T-Mobile settings. I took my phone to a mobile phone repair place, they ran a program on it but were unable to install anything since the program they ran aborted part of the way through (something about the international set-up).

So I'm wondering what are the steps I need to follow in order to either, repair it myself (I've found some listed but am feeling a bit clueless), or help the repair guys figure it out.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated.


Posted by: fordymark

Hi, I've recently bought a Motorola RIZR Z3. Everytime someone sends me a picture message it is stored in my Browser Messages Folder. When I open the message and click "Go To" it connects to the web but no picture comes up. It just says "Error - Sorry".

Everywhere says I need to make a new web session for MMS. I follow the instructions but when I go to MMS Message setup I can only have O2 Postpay or O2 Prepay as server options so I cant get the new web session I have made.

Can you help me?!?!?!?!?
Mark

P.S. I can send picture message successfully


Posted by: CyberstarAries

This was incredibly helpful. That "_@" voicemail indicator thing was awful and I really love my maroon V3i. I was kinda scared of getting the hang of this seem editing thing, but now I'm so happy I took the time to do it. Thanks everybody! -Omar


Posted by: dustcloud

Can someone please give me the settings for web browser and mms on a rizr z3 for cellone. It is my girlfriends phone and she has no clue what to say when she calls the provider and they wont give me anything cuz it isnt my account. Thanx in advance!


Posted by: joe_pf

I'd Like to know how to aply a Language Pack on a RIZR Z3


Posted by: vampyrate

what are the default internet configurations for verizon? i can't find them anywhere and that is what i need the most


Posted by: BUCS2424

Quote:
Originally Posted by BigGunn
k... I have an unbranded w315 and apparently the multimedia transfer and data stuff is disabled. How would I go about enabling it?

I have the subsidy code from my provider (Alltel SimpleFreedom prepaid). I just have no idea what to do now.


Did you ever unlock your w315? could you share the subsidy code...I just got 1 from walmart and was wanting to use it for alltel postpaid... any suggestions? thanks in advance...


Posted by: Brinner

I bought a RIZR Z3 and the time wont show up on the main menu lol

help?:x


Posted by: lhaizza

Does anyone encounter a problem on their V6's music control key?


Posted by: g-unit

I've never done anything with a cell phone but use it. My v3m got wet. I dried it. It worked for about a week, started faltering then died. Now when I plug it into the charger it displays a blue Motorola logo and text at the bottom of the screen:"BOOTLOADER USB INIT". What does this mean and what do I do now? I need directed to the place on this forum that helps "noobs?" when they are where I am now.


Posted by: avelasqu

Quote:
Originally Posted by STi_Fanatic
I myself had to do work to fix these common problems that you'll find when you buy an unbranded phone/flash or flex yours. Some things just don't seem to work right, fortunately there is almost always and answer. So, here are a lot of common problems and fixes to them.

I get a weird text message from _@ or ^@.
This means you have a voicemail waiting for you. Since you haven't got a branded flex on the phone, it doesn't understand what to do with the signals it receives from the network when someone leaves a voice message. This is also an easy fix.

All you need to do is a simple SEEM edit. For a how-to on this, check out poetic_folly's MotoGuide, found here.

The SEEM we need is 0032_0001.

Find Offset 02 and check bit 1, which blocks these features: Call barring, Call transfer, Info Services, do not read VM number from SIM, Voicemail ^@ text messages, Multi-Line Support, My Network List, Manual Network Search (most of these won't be of any use to US customers, don't worry about killing the rest of those listed features)

When I dial a 1 to go to my voicemail box, it says Voicemail Number Not Stored.

That's because it's unbraded, silly! The phone has no idea what service you're using and therefore can't dial a pre-stored number without it being stored. Go to Messages>Menu Button>Voicemail Setup>Voicemail No. and type

for T-Mobile: +18056377243
for Cingular: Go to Settings>Call Forward>Voice Calls>Voicemail and copy that number to here.

AH! My phone doesn't have it's voice dial thingy like normal, it's asking me about voice tags...
That's because when you reflashed to an unbranded flash/flex, it reverted back to factory Moto specs...no OBEYMOTO. To get this back in order, download the appropriate VST files from here, then upload them to the phone in a/mobile/vst (you might need to create this directory) or c/mobile/vst if you're on a PEBL. Reboot and happy camping.

My Mobile Web isn't working, I just get a browser configuration error.
Your phone doesn't know where to look on that big internet to connect, so it just throws an error.

For Cingular configurations, see this thread.
For T-Mobile configurations, see this thread.

My phone won't let me send MMS messages!
See above for configurations.

That's all I have for now, post if you want something added to this first post and I will update.

Good night.



STi, (or anyone here for that matter)

Can you link me to some Pebl U6 FW/MP's? I have tried some of the MP's from M3 and dont really like them... Any point of direction is appreciated!


Posted by: lkafer217

I have the same problem with the bootloader usb init screen. How do I fix this




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